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title: "Trending | WDC Surges 7% on Thursday, Some Call options Soar 450%"
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description: "On August 13, Eastern Time, Western Digital options saw a total of 84975 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 46% and puts making up 53%."
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# Trending | WDC Surges 7% on Thursday, Some Call options Soar 450%

On August 13, Eastern Time, Western Digital options saw a total of 84975 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 46% and puts making up 53%.

Western Digital has 496957 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 41% and puts making up 58%.

The top volume gainer was the 490 dollars Put option expiring on August 14, 2026, with 1922 contracts traded.

On the news front, WDC.US climbed from $437.93 to $487.29, with volume hitting 8.7M. The move was fueled by heavy call option buying, with some contracts surging 450%, signaling strong speculative demand.

Please note: The chart below does not include options expiring within five days.

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-08-14/ST_US_WDC_en.png)

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